''Demography'' is a

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covering issues related to

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

and

demography Demography () is the statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., ethnic group, age), and how they change through the interplay of fertility (births), mortality (deaths), and migration. Demographic analysis examine ...

. It is the flagship journal of the Population Association of America and has been published by

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since 2021. ''Demography'' was formerly published by

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. The editor is Sara R. Curran (

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History

The journal was established in 1964. The publication has become more frequent in recent years: * 1964–1965: Published once a year * 1966–1968: Published twice a year * 1969–2012: Published four times a year (with the exception of 2010, where there were five issues, one of which was a special supplement) * 2013–present: Published six times a year

Publication model

Older issues of the journal are available via

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and Project MUSE. While published by Springer, ''Demography'' was a

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, charging subscription fees for access while offering authors the option of making their work available

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by paying an

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. The journal was fully converted to

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in 2021 when Duke University Press became its publisher. It relies on a community partnership model, in which libraries, research centers, academic departments, and other entities voluntarily contribute funds to cover publication costs. ''Demography'' no longer assesses article processing charges. Articles are published under a

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(BY-NC-ND). Authors retain copyright over their works.

Impact and reception

''Demography'' is a leading journal on issues related to population and demographic trends and research published in ''Demography'' has been cited in ''

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''. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.984.

References

External links

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